Obama announced the full removal of the embargo at a news conference where he signaled a desire to leave behind the troubled history between the former war enemies and reward what he described as modest progress on human rights in the one-party state.<\/p>\n
“At this stage, both sides have established a level of trust and cooperation, including between our militaries, that is reflective of common interests and mutual respect,” Obama said, adding that every U.S. arms sale would be reviewed case by case. “This change will ensure that Vietnam has access to the equipment it needs to defend itself and removes a lingering vestige of the Cold War.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It’s ironic that he would make that claim about the Cold War, because Richard Nixon hugged it up with China in order to negate the military power of Vietnam in the 70s and now it’s Obama’s turn to hug it up with Vietnam to lessen the military influence of China in the Pacific Rim. He’s also concerned with blunting the Russian advance in the Crimea. So, yeah, that lingering vestige of the Cold War is gone.<\/p>\n
Human Rights Watch condemns Obama’s lifting of trade sanctions as trading away leverage against Vietnam to force them to improve the treatment of political dissidents there. Just like he traded away leverage against the Castro regime in Cuba. It’s about Obama’s legacy, not about doing anything that benefits mankind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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